ADVISORY/The DIRECTV Group Hosts Webcast and Conference Call for 2004 First-Quarter Financial Results and Outlook

Business Wire, April 27, 2004

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (May 4)

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2004

The DIRECTV Group (NYSE:DTV) will host an Internet webcast and analyst conference call to discuss its 2004 first-quarter financial results, outlook and other forward looking information on Tuesday, May 4.

When:               11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Dial-In:            (719) 457-2650

Confirmation Code:  340102

Webcast:            www.directv.com

Host:               Jon Rubin, vice president
                    The DIRECTV Group Investor Relations

Please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to start time.

Please access the web site at least 15 minutes prior to start time
in order to download and install any necessary software.

A replay of this conference call will be available via telephone
from 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 4, through 12:59 a.m. ET Monday, May 10

U.S. or International: (719) 457-0820.

Confirmation Code:      340102

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation Ltd.